Trust

Let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. (Psalm 5:11)KJV

And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD. (Psalm 40:3)KJV

A man fell off of a cliff, but managed to grab a tree limb on the way down. The following conversation ensued: "Is anyone up there?"

I am here. I am the Lord. Do you believe in me?"

"Yes, Lord, I believe. I really believe, but I can't hang on much longer."

"That's all right, if you really believe you have nothing to worry about. I will save you. Just let go of the branch."

A moment of pause, then: "Is anyone else up there?"

I had to laugh when I read this story because I saw myself. Isn't it so easy to say we believe in you or we trust you but not so easy to let go, especially if the other person has hurt us and not been there to catch us in the past.

This was my struggle with God. Would He really be and do what He said He would be and do. Well, I have lived a long time and I have never "let go" that He was not there. Through five children, farm life, births and deaths, He has been the one steady force that has always been trustworthy.

This knowledge has put a deep desire in me to now be trustworthy to others. I ask myself, "Can my family, friends and even strangers find me under them to catch them when they have fallen off the cliff or are my words just words thrown out to them without a safety net? Do I really take their calls to me serious? Do I even hear them?"

God help me to be trustworthy.

Father, these are not just words without meaning from our hearts. Holy Spirit, we welcome You to teach us, to reveal to us and give us the help we need to be what we need to be to our Father, our brothers and sisters and the world. In Jesus' name, Amen!

Shirley Henry